A record 88.32 per cent students passed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC/class X) exam held by Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board in March this year, with the girls outnumbering the boys.

The pass percentage of the freshers this year has been the highest so far, chairman of the board Gangadhar Mhamane told a press conference here today.

Boys, with 88.32 per cent, lagged behind in pass percentage as against the 90.55 per cent girls declared successful in a total of over 15 lakh students, who appeared for the board exam.

Konkan registered the highest pass percentage among nine divisions of the board.